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Book Review
| Sacagawea's Child: The Life and Times of Jean-Baptiste (Pomp) Charbonneau. By Susan M. Colby. (Spokane: Arthur H. Clark, 2005. 203 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $28.50)
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In this well-researched biography of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, archaeologist and anthropologist Susan M. Colby chronicles the history of the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the son of Sacagawea and Touissant Charbonneau. Colby's purpose is to demonstrate how Charbonneau came to symbolize a vision of the West, of Manifest Destiny, and of the "citizen Indian" that was promoted in the ideals and policies of William Clark and Thomas Jefferson. She deftly documents the many ways in which Charbonneau negotiated the cultural landscapes of the early-nineteenth century. |
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